Dear PCF family and Friends, This coming Sunday is the PCF Family Fried Chicken Dinner. We will gather at 5:00pm and our Family dinner crew will have everything ready for you and your family to enjoy. We will be collecting donations of cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items such as soap, toothpaste, deodorant etc. for the Good Samaritan House located in Granite City for our mission. We thank you in advance for your donations to this worthy cause.
You and everyone else in this world is a biological and a Spiritual being. Most of us weigh heavy on the biological side meaning we come into this world not understanding or really knowing about our Spiritual side. We live to satisfy self, starting as babies needing care for all of our needs. When our needs aren’t being met we cry. We all know adults that do the same thing! We only begin to build the Spiritual part of us when we meet Jesus. Maybe we are awakened to His reality in a Sunday school class when we are young. Maybe our parents and grandparents begin teaching us about the reality of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. It doesn’t really matter how we find Him, whether it be the church, a friend, in Sunday school, a parent, a family member, or even a book or a stranger, the important thing is that we get the chance to know Him and His Life changing saving Grace. If you know Jesus, you have the greatest treasure in the universe. There is nothing more important or of higher value in the universe than knowing and walking closely with our savior Jesus. Not riches, not fame, not fun, not even health is as important as knowing and walking with Jesus. The world does not believe this is true because the world does not know Him. Many people say they know Jesus but their lives prove differently. Jesus is who the bible says He is and the true test to know if you truly believe in that Jesus is this, your life will radically change especially when it comes to loving other people. You will develop a love and understanding for people who belong to the “other” political party, you will accept people who are a different race than you, come from different social back grounds, people who look different, dress different, act different. The reason this will take place in your heart is because The Holy Spirit will come to live inside of you and He will change you from the inside. You will also develop a strong desire to spend more and more time learning all about God’s word.
We are living in some crazy times because there are so many lost souls. Lost souls not only cause chaos for all of us, but they are on a road that goes nowhere except into forever darkness! So we the church, true believers, have our work cut out for us. We have the light which is God’s truth. God has been and still is a very patient God but time is ticking down. I am not predicting the end because as the bible says, “No one knows when that day is coming except God Himself, but I do know this, we are one day closer everyday that goes by. So the message is, seek Jesus, talk about Jesus, pray to Jesus, love one another and stay the course. The reward that awaits us is unimaginable as the apostle Paul says,“What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him— pastor kent
Our Church Calendar:
- Wednesday Feb 15th, no choir, Kent and Bonni out of town
- Sunday Feb 19, Sunday Worship 9:00am
- Sunday Feb 19, Family Chicken Dinner, 5:00pm
- Monday Feb 20, Bible study, 9:00am
- Wednesday Feb 22, Choir practice, 6:30pm
- Sunday Feb 26, Sunday Worship 9:00am
Our prayer list:
- Bev McCormick, Bev took a very bad fall and has a brain bleed, she is at St. Louis University Hospital, asking for Gods healing angels to surround Bev and to provide her Doctors Godly wisdom in their treatments so she can get back home soon.
- Verlene Schwalb, Verlene fell and is recuperating at home. Please lift Verlene for God’s healing grace.
- Brody Sedlacek, Brody is Linda Sedlacek’s grandson. Brody has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Brody is 8 years old and is in the hospital for the next 4 weeks to start his chemo therapy. Please lift Brody and his family to Gods loving care. God hears our prayers and we will lift Brody right to God’s throne of grace. Brody is Shawna McMichael’s nephew.
- Shawna McMichael, Shawna has started her chemo therapy, let’s keep lifting her so she gets through this next step with strength and God’s peace. We are with you Shauna! and He is with you.
- Jane Hyten, a good friend of Patti Franklin needs our prayers. She has MSA (multiple system atrophy) this is a neurodegenerative disease. Jane watches us online each week. She is at Brightly Senior living. Please lift Jane to God’s peace and care and pray for her to be blessed with His joy and peace.
- Lana West, Lana is Tyler Mackie dad’s girl friend and she has been diagnosed with Lung Cancer. Let’s lift this young lady to God’s healing power and ask for Jesus to surround her with His love and his healing angels. Father let her feel your presence and your peace.
- Tim Allen, Kory Kuba’s brother-in-law has been diagnosed with lung and liver cancer. Please lift Tim and his family to God’s miraculous healing power and strength. We also pray for God’s peace.
Praise Community Fellowship, A Joyful church with No Walls! 9:00am Sundays at Esic Church located at 1000 University Drive Edwardsville. God’s Truth with Love and Compassion. Praise Community Fellowship Church is a 100% volunteer Church. We have no salaries or paid positions. Come be part of a Joyful Christian Family. Have questions? Call Pastor Kent @ 618-334-3575. Or Board President. Gary Watson @ 409-781-6510